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Sherry Ginn
In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs.
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Ever since the premiere of the small-screen incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997, the television worlds of Joss Whedon–which have grown to include Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse–have acquired…
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First appearing in Marvel Comics in the 1960s, Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, was introduced to movie audiences in Iron Man 2 (2010). Her character has grown in popularity with…
Throughout the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone - his companions are essential. This collection of new essays examines the role of the companion as…
Asks what it means for us, as consumers of media and as members of the human race, to live in a world inundated with representations of the apocalypse. These essays…
Essays in this book consider how gender is presented in Doctor Who and how certain female companions have been able to break out of the gendered roles usually assigned to…
This book explores how time travel has been used as a plot device in a number of television shows, including iconic programs like Doctor Who, Heroes, Lost, Quantum Leap, Red…
Despite the fact that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended over twenty-five years ago, there has yet to be a stand-alone assessment of the series. This collection corrects that, examining…
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James Rocha,Mona Rocha
Traces a theme of anarchist theory through the multiple strings of the Whedonverse - all of Joss Whedon’s works show how ordinary heroes can unite for the love of humanity…
In compiling this collection, the editors sought material as multifaceted as the series itself, devoting sections to specific areas of interest explored by both the writers of Fringe and of…
This collection of essays contextualizes Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse as a postmodern investigation into what makes us human and as an examination of how technology invariably transforms our identity and perhaps…
Reversing a common science fiction cliche, Farscape follows the adventures of the human astronaut John Crichton after he is shot through a wormhole into another part of the universe. Here…
Provides a collection of new essays that fill a gap in the literature about sex and science fiction. The essays explore the myriad ways in which authors writing in the…
